Originally Posted by
bluebird2
Now you are just being silly. you know that I have said all along that the current HR push was the result of DCNR wanting their forests to be recertified. That requires that the statewide herd be reduced to allow regeneration of the existing canopy trees whether they are oak, cherry ash or hard maple.
And I still say that's nonsense.Why would they reduce the herd in areas like 2A and 5c THAT HAVE VERY LITTLE IF ANY CERTIFIED TIMBER?Forest certification played a role and that's where dmap came in to play but it didn't effect the majority of the state.